Category: Awards

  Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2015 National Heritage Fellowship award winners, the United States’ highest award in the folk and…

View More Rahim AlHaj, Michael Alpert, and Drink Small, 2015 National Heritage Fellowship Award Winners

  Janusz Prusinowski has won the annual award of the Polish Ministry of Culture (Doroczna Nagroda Minister Dziedzictwa Narodowego Kultury i) in the category of…

View More Janusz Prusinowski Wins Poland’s Traditional Culture Award

  International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today its 2014 winners. The First Place winner in the World Music category is the song “Mapenzi ‘Love’” by…

View More Jean Pierre Nimbona Wins International Songwriting Competition’s World Music Award

  The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 were announced on Wednesday, April 22 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The 16th annual gala…

View More BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 Announces Winners

World music expo Babel Med Music has announced the winners of the Babel Awards 2015 (Les Prix Babel). The awards celebrate exceptional artists in world…

View More Babel Med Music Announces 2015 World Music Awards

  Irish music band The Gloaming is the winner of the Album of the Year at the Irish Meteor Choice Music Prize for their self-titled…

View More Irish-American Band The Gloaming Wins Meteor Choice Music Prize

  The Recording Academy announced today the winners of 57th Grammy Awards in the various roots music, Latin and world music categories. Angelique Kidjo’s Eve…

View More Roots and World Music Grammy Winners

  Every year at Celtic Connections festival the finest new musical talents perform at the Danny Kyle Open Stage. A varied panel of judges, including…

View More Celtic Connections Reveals Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2015